Leadership and Managing


Recent Leadership and Managing Articles

Health Care for Unmarried Partners

By Michael P. Cronin |  Apr 1, 1993

How one company extended health benefits to include employees' unmarried partners.  Read more

Co-op Student Internships

By Michael P. Cronin |  Apr 1, 1993

A company that can't find people with relevant experience participates in a university co-op program to train them.  Read more

Reasonable Compensation

By Inc. staff |  Apr 1, 1993

Chart comparing compensation of small companies' CEOs with that of lowest-paid workers.  Read more

Conducting a Pension-Plan Audit

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Apr 1, 1993

How to ensure that your pension plan documents and insurance bonds are in compliance with federal requirements.  Read more

Bookkeeping Guide

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Apr 1, 1993

Ordering information for Step-by-Step Bookkeeping: The Complete Handbook for the Small Business.  Read more

Salaries for Financial Employees

By Inc. staff |  Apr 1, 1993

Chart showing financial employees' salaries have remained relatively low 1992-93.  Read more

A Company of Businesspeople

By John Case |  Apr 1, 1993

How and why managers are breaking down the traditional us-versus-them mentality of the workplace.  Read more

The Vital-Signs Assessment

By Elizabeth Conlin |  Apr 1, 1993

Managers' reports that unclog lines of communication and help keep company in good health.  Read more

Have You Been Burned by Bankruptcy?

By George Gendron |  Mar 1, 1993

Faxpoll results from questions on bankruptcy.  Read more

The Inc. Network

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 1993

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

March 1993: Reader Responses

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 1993

Reader responses to previous Network queries.  Read more

The Truth About Start-Ups

By Leslie Brokaw |  Mar 1, 1993

Eight traits common to fast-growth start-ups.  Read more

Bonuses for Breaking New Ground

By Susan Greco |  Mar 1, 1993

Sales reps receive bonuses for opening new accounts or selling new products.  Read more

The ABCs of Internal Guarantees

By Susan Greco |  Mar 1, 1993

Internal guarantees allow companies to offer customers service guarantees  Read more

IRS Watch

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Mar 1, 1993

Ordering information for Stand Up to the IRS by tax lawyer Fred Daily, an easy-to-understand guide for small companies.  Read more

Making Employees Accountable

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Mar 1, 1993

Boost performance with structured goals, worker input. Many workers say managment doesn't live up to its own goals.  Read more

Low-Cost Child Care

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Mar 1, 1993

Small companies pool resources to offer child care benefits.  Read more

Opening the Books at a Start-up

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Mar 1, 1993

Young company educates all employees, especially nonbusiness types, about its capitalization and cash flow.  Read more

Undo Desk Clutter

By Robert A. Mamis |  Mar 1, 1993

Productivity training service offers tips for increasing productivity by organizing your desk.  Read more

Do-It-Yourself Computer Repair

By Robert A. Mamis |  Mar 1, 1993

Company trains clients in repairing their own computer systems.  Read more

Home-Shopping Networks

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Mar 1, 1993

Two new businesses use interactive databases to give users visual tours of real estate listings.  Read more

Building a Transnational Company

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Mar 1, 1993

Through technology and management savvy, the branch offices of Quintiles Corp. communicate easily across five countries.  Read more

How to Read Between the Lines

By Teri Lammers |  Mar 1, 1993

Group of CEOs share their tactics for evaluating a resume.  Read more

Hedging Mother Nature

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Mar 1, 1993

New business indemnifies weather-sensitive events.  Read more

Outgrowing Your Employees

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Feb 1, 1993

Dealing with long-time employees your company has outgrown.  Read more

The Almost-Eternal Light

By Robert A. Mamis |  Feb 1, 1993

A new light bulb lasts 20 times longer than today's most durable incandescent.  Read more

The Best Advice May Still Be Free

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Feb 1, 1993

Small Business Development Centers' free advice proves helpful to clients.  Read more

Paying Employees to Work Elsewhere

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Feb 1, 1993

Why Tom's of Maine lets workers donate up to 5% of their paid time as volunteers for charities.  Read more

Family Values in Small Business

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Feb 1, 1993

Chart showing percentage of companies which offer employee leave or unpaid parental leave.  Read more

Charging Employees for Benefits

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Feb 1, 1993

Chicago bank charges employees for health-care coverage based on their ability to pay.  Read more

Choosing Job-Description Software

By Michael P. Cronin |  Feb 1, 1993

Guidelines for choosing a database of adaptable job descriptions (for employers challenged under the ADA).  Read more

Preventing Employee Theft

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1993

Methods of identifying employee theft.  Read more

A New Twist on Buy-Sell Agreements

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1993

Using cross-purchase agreements in employee equity-sharing deals.  Read more

How to Cut Your Own Pay

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1993

How one CEO tailors his salary to his company's performance.  Read more

Data Backup: Why They Started

By Robert A. Mamis |  Feb 1, 1993

Five reasons computer users give for backing up files religiously.  Read more